All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy, Rossendale

In its own words: "It is both a privilege and a blessing to serve as Headteacher of All Saints' Roman Catholic High School. Our mission is clear and deeply rooted in faith - to deliver a world-class Catholic education for all and to be the beating heart of the Catholic community in the Rossendale Valley."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Lancashire and 47 across England.

36% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Lancashire and 47% in England.

That is up from 35.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.78: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 29.6, against 48.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 18.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 15 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Religious Studies and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 107 families put All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 446 named it as one of their preferences, for 98 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 17 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy are Haslingden High School and Sixth Form (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.3); Alder Grange School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.1); Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (2.4 miles, selective, Attainment 8 75.5); and The Valley Leadership Academy (2.8 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 34.3).

All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy is one of 18 schools run by Romero Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 91 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 75% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 65% to a further education college, 7% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

36.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 6.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Rawtenstall (East Lancashire Railway), about 1070 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is All Saints RCHS (by), 80 metres away.

In 2024/25, All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy issued 244 suspensions, 49 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy are St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Haslingden (0.5 miles); Haslingden Broadway Primary School (0.6 miles); Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School (0.8 miles); and Haslingden Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.